Diablo 4 - Sorcerer Build Guide

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Learn about the ideal build as you level your Sorcerer in Diablo 4.

By Jason Rodriguez on

One of the hero classes in Diablo 4 is the Sorcerer, a traditional spellcaster that can use fire, ice, and lightning. With dozens of abilities, you might be wondering which ones are decent for progression. Here's our Diablo 4 Sorcerer leveling build guide to help you pick the best skills for the campaign.

The Diablo 4 Sorcerer leveling build focuses primarily on area-of-effect (AoE) due to countless enemy mobs that you have to eliminate. Moreover, since we're still at the game's beta stage, character's are capped at level 25. Also, for a more in-depth explanation of each ability, you can visit our Sorcerer overviews regarding active skills, talents/passives, and the Enchantment mechanic.

Basic: Spark (Flickering) — Spark is your spammable spell which can easily bounce off other foes. It's also a means of generating Crackling Energy, little orbs that cause lightning to emanate from your character to hit nearby hostiles.

Core: Chain Lightning (Destructive) — Chain Lightning rebounds off enemies and your character, with crits that can proc Crackling Energy, too.

Defensive: Frost Nova (Mystical) — Frost Nova is ideal for the Diablo 4 Sorcerer leveling build since it's a key crowd-control spell. Not only will enemies get frozen, but they'll also become vulnerable (i.e., take increased damage).

Conjuration: Hydra (Invoked) — The Hydra is something you plop down, as it's a creature that acts akin to an auto-turret. It will rapidly shoot hostiles, and your crits will also increase its crit chance.

Mastery: Meteor (Wizard's) — Meteor has a huge AoE radius, made even better by the Enhanced variant. With it, hitting three or more enemies gives a